Once
again we want to say "Thank you" for your business and support in 2015.
For over 35 years we have been providing safety equipment, services,
and solutions for many companies in the Midwest. This would not be
possible without you, our valued customer.

CONSULTING & TRAINING SERVICES

We
can now provide assistance in getting your company set up and approved
with ISNetworld. Contact Mark Calvert at 816-221-3230 x120 or markc@daystarsafety.com.

MANUFACTURER NEWS

We are now an authorized distributor for Grace Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of lone worker safety solutions.

HAVING A RESCUE PLAN IS CRITICAL

Can You Provide a Prompt Rescue?
It may seem contradictive, but rescue after a fall is a good problem
to have. It means that a worker was wearing their fall
protection, and using their anchorage points and gear properly. Without
a prompt rescue, the worker is at risk of sustaining medical
complications or multiple worse possibilities as an outcome of their
fall.

Updated comprehensive guide to OSHA training requirements now available

OSHA has posted a fully updated version of its guide to all
agency training requirements to help employers, safety and health
professionals, training directors and others comply with the law and
keep workers safe. Training Requirements in OSHA Standards*
organizes the training requirements into five categories: General
Industry, Maritime, Construction, Agriculture and Federal Employee
Programs.

The safety and health training requirements in OSHA standards have
prevented countless workplace tragedies by ensuring that workers have
the required skills and knowledge to safely do their work. These
requirements reflect OSHA's belief that training is an essential part
of every employer's safety and health program for protecting workers
from injuries and illnesses. For a list of educational materials
available from OSHA, please visit the Publications webpage.

On August 7, OSHA issued a proposed rule to
dramatically lower workplace exposure to beryllium, a widely used
material that can cause devastating lung diseases. The long-sought
proposal would reduce allowable exposure levels by 90 percent and add
other protections. The proposal gained renewed momentum after the
nation's primary beryllium product manufacturer, Materion, and the
United Steelworkers, the union representing many of those who work with
beryllium, approached OSHA in 2012 to suggest a stronger standard.

For Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational
safety and health, the development had special significance: In 1999,
as assistant secretary of energy for environmental safety and health,
he issued the final regulation lowering allowable worker exposure to
beryllium in nuclear weapons facilities. "OSHA's new proposed rule is
the beginning of the final chapter of our making peace with the past,"
he wrote in a DOL blog. "Once we finish, workers exposed to beryllium will be protected and we will save the lives and lungs of hundreds."

OSHA estimates that every year the rule would prevent almost 100 deaths
and 50 serious illnesses among the approximately 35,000 workers exposed
to beryllium in occupations such as foundry and smelting operations,
machining, and dental lab work.

OSHA has issued an updated National Emphasis Program on Amputations.
The NEP has been in existence since 2006 and is targeted to industries
with high numbers and rates of amputations. As in the prior NEP, OSHA
is using current enforcement data and Bureau of Labor Statistics injury
data to assist with site selection targeting.

According to the most recent BLS data, 2,000 workers suffered
amputations in 2013. The rate of amputations in the manufacturing
sector was more than twice that of all private industry. These serious
injuries are preventable by following basic safety precautions.

This updated directive applies to general industry workplaces in which
any machinery or equipment likely to cause amputations are present.
Inspections will include an evaluation of employee exposures during
operations such as: clearing jams; cleaning, oiling or greasing
machines or machine pans; and locking out machinery to prevent
accidental start-up.

On Jan. 1, 2015, OSHA issued new requirements for reporting work-related fatalities and severe injuries.
Employers must now report fatalities within eight hours of learning of
the incident and any in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of
an eye within 24 hours of learning of the incident. Employers can
report an event by telephone to the nearest OSHA area office or to OSHA's 24-hour hotline at 800-321-6742. For more information, see the news release.

OSHA has issued instructions to compliance safety and health officers on how to ensure consistent enforcement of the revised Hazard Communication standard*. This instruction outlines
the revisions to the standard, such as the revised hazard
classification of chemicals, standardizing label elements for
containers of hazardous chemicals, and specifying the format and
required content for safety data sheets. It explains how the revised
standard is to be enforced during its transition period and after the
standard is fully implemented on June 1, 2016.

OSHA revised the standard in March 2012 to align with the United
Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of
Chemicals. The revised standard improves the quality, consistency and
clarity of chemical hazard information that workers receive.

Under the standard, employers were required to train workers on the new
label elements and safety data sheets by Dec. 1, 2013. Chemical
manufacturers, importers and distributors had to comply with revised
safety data sheet requirements by June 1, 2015. Manufacturers and
importers had to comply with new labeling provisions by June 1, 2015.
Distributors have until Dec. 1, 2015, to comply with labeling
provisions as long as they are not relabeling materials or creating
safety data sheets, in which case they must comply with the June 1
deadline.

CAOHC
Certification/Recertification Course
Day Star will be offering the CAOHC 20-hour certification and the
8-hour recertification course on October 27th - 29th, 2015 for those
individuals performing audiometric testing. For more information or to
register you may call 800-747-1401 or go online to www.daystarsafety.com
and click on Training Classes.